Global Shares Mixed as Markets Watch Omicron, Central Banks

A woman walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on Feb. 7, 2022. Vincent Yu/AP Photo

TOKYO—Shares were higher Monday in Europe after a mixed trading session in Asia, where the Shanghai benchmark jumped after reopening from the Lunar New Year holidays.

France’s CAC 40 added 0.3 percent in early trading to 6,968.99, while Germany’s DAX edged up 0.4 percent to 15,153.17. Britain’s FTSE 100 gained 0.4 percent to 7,546.10. The future for the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.4 percent to 34,848.0. The S&P 500 future was 0.3 percent lower, at 4,477.25.